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Thumbnail for - Say it With (Organic?) Flowers
Feb 9, 2011
plants & politics
Ahhh, flowers. Who doesn’t love giving or receiving a bouquet? Yet after reading Amy Stewart’s Flower Confidential: the Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers a couple of...
Thumbnail for - In a Tight Spot? Plant This Eucryphia!
Sep 22, 2010
plant geek's corner
I took these photos about two weeks ago while visiting a friend. The tree is actually in her neighbor’s yard but, lucky for my friend, it grows just feet from her kitchen window. By now, the...
Thumbnail for - Ferguson’s Fragrant Garden Nursery and Heirloom Garden Roses
Sep 13, 2010
profile: good businesses
Ferguson’s Fragrant Garden Nursery display garden I was out in the Aurora/Donald/St. Paul area for work this weekend and decided to poke around a bit afterwards. Turns out it...
Thumbnail for - Dahlias and More Dahlias!
Sep 3, 2010
things to do
Swan Island Dahlias field, late August, 2010 Immerse yourself in bright, gaudy, over-the-top color at the Swan Island Dahlia Festival this weekend, Sat and Sun Sept 4 and 5,...
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Aug 27, 2010
things to do
Looking for fun/interesting plant- and garden-related things to do this weekend? Here are some ideas: Swan Island Dahlia Fest in Canby, ORWhen: Saturday Aug 28, Sunday Aug 29 and Monday August...
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Aug 9, 2010
things to do
The talk I’m suggesting you attend is actually titled "Fanfare of Trumpets," but I look for any excuse to mention "bloomers" – formative years spent watching Monty Python would do it to you,...
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Jul 30, 2010
plant of the week
Flowering maples – members of the genus Abutilon – aren’t easy to categorize. They are perennial, semi-evergreen shrubs, sometimes acting like deciduous perennials, they are climbers, and some...
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Jul 16, 2010
plant of the week
I’m mad for Salpiglossis this year. And my timing’s impeccable: Salpiglossis are back in fashion and much more richly colored, compact and slinkier than the ones I painstakingly started from...
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Jul 11, 2010
Get Dirty
This image shows the flowering lavender on the far right (still purple). To their left are several rows of lavender whose flowers have been harvested for processing – bundles are...
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Jun 30, 2010
things to do
There is a huge City of Lake Oswego community garden on the property – I’ve never seen so many creative and beautifully-maintained plots! Image: Kate Bryant Looking for...
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